Nova Scotia general election, 1933
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The 17th Nova Scotia general election was held on 22 August 1933 to elect members of the 40th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia
, Canada
. It was won by the Liberal party
.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was won by the Liberal party
Liberal Party of Nova Scotia
The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
.
| Party | Leader | 1928 Nova Scotia general election, 1928 The 16th Nova Scotia general election was held on 1 October 1928 to elect members of the 39th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Conservative party.... |
Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
Angus L. Macdonald | 18 | 22 | +22% | 52.6% |
Conservative | Gordon Sidney Harrington Gordon Sidney Harrington Gordon Sidney Harrington was a Nova Scotia politician and the province's 11th Premier from 1930 to 1933.He was mayor of Glace Bay from 1913 to 1915 when he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force fighting in World War I... |
24 | 8 | -67% | 45.9% |
CCF Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
- | 0 | - | 0.7% | |||||
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| Labour | 1 | 0 | -100% | 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 43 | 30 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||